Édouard François Millet de Marcilly

Overall the condition of the marble is very good. There is some minor dirt to the surface. There is some minor wear consistent with age and some minor chips to the foliage.
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This delicate marble captures all the freshness of its subject in naturalistically observed details such as the rocks and reeds around the stream and the sweetness of the nude who curves over the composition.

Edouard François Millet de Marcilly was the pupil of his father the sculptor Edouard Gustave and the great 19^th century master Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. The influence of Carrier-Belleuse can be seen in Millet de Marcilly's choice of subject and its sophisticated execution. Millet de Marcilly's monumental works include the Monument aux morts at Villefranche-sur-Saône and his works are held in the collections of the museums of Pau and Beaufort.

RELATED LITERATURE
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Paris, 1999, vol 9, p. 643